An Irish military ship has recovered 14 bodies from a small unseaworthy fishing boat carrying more than 500 migrants. The vessel was found around 80 kilometers north-west of the Libyan capital Tripoli. The cause of death is as yet unknown but migrants are

Hundreds of migrants are feared to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea after their overcrowded fishing boat capsized off the coast of Libya. The boat overturned after a rescue vessel came in sight, as migrants rushed to one side. The Irish navy told the

Dramatic footage emerged Tuesday of a Mediterranean Sea rescue of migrants on a sinking rubber boat desperately clambering up ropes and a ladder from a cargo ship that came to their aid. Five bodies were recovered and many others feared drowned. (May 5) S

Over 1500 migrants are rescued at sea while attempting the dangerours Mediterranean crossing from Libya to Europe The Italian navy handed out video showing one of their units rescuing hundreds of migrants on Monday (August 10) in the Sicily Channel. The I

Libya on Friday recovered the bodies of 82 migrants washed ashore after their overcrowded boat sank on its way to Europe, while Austria said a small girl was among one of the 71 refugees, who had been found dead in the back of an abandoned freezer truck.

The 2015 Cape Town International Boat Show is proving to be great fun for sailing enthusiasts in South Africa. The annual event which comes to a close on Sunday, plays host to the dry land part of the show and includes powerboats of all shapes and sizes

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi says there's no justification for the deaths of more than 160 migrants after a ship capsized off the country's Mediterranean coast last week. He has called for improved border security to address the migrant crisis.

Rescue workers on Thursday recovered four migrant bodies from the Mediterranean Sea in Tripoli's Janzour city. This brings the total number of recovered bodies since Sunday to 21. The migrants were sailing on a boat which authorities believed had capsized

At least 239 migrants have died in two shipwrecks off the Libyan coast. Carlotta Sami, a spokeswoman for the U.N. refugee agency UNHCR, said the information was confirmed by two survivors brought ashore on the Italian island of Lampedusa. No bodies have s